Storm-shield for vehicles.



PATENTED APR. 18, 1905.

W. W. WARNER.

STORM SHIELD FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED 1330.8, 1904' 19i h mm a No. 781 .415. April is, 1905.

Patented SPECZFICATION forming part of Letter Patent 1Y0,

App-r.

tnesc pinto anchored elastic straps or cords l". ll'lxnxun. L nitcd lstzltesl residing at (li cinnntr. in the tounty of Hamilton and State f A slip-horn is formed along the loo of the 'ning' orcr thc top 5 of Ohio, huvc invented cert: new and trioi cnd The cords and till lniprovcmc'nto in Storm-Suicide for B: i gins, of which the following is it specification.

Thr jcct of my invention is to prox n SQHKS c ',t-lct-holce punched throuph r 'n curtain or Shield for cert" {ops whirl: Ul-itll) and end plates and t-ug go hooks IO will ho convenient, durnhlc, nod n rompl l 1", secured to the hows l3, holding the t p portion of the curtain tl11l)l ngninsl'. the front side of the hows ll.

l represents n transparent light-section. pref Alf of celluloid, 11o uihm thr curtain to or rt llcd. i

on to the occupants of the cnrrntg'c 1 wind or rain.

set forth in the deacriptimi of T in;- drnwin forming it part of tin; cntion, in whicl 1c hoot portion 1) provided with an :11:- l igurc l is a persge' irrw of in hncrrure for the reins. 'ihis aperture pretprovcment applied to the hows o! the curcrhi3. corcrcd by tlrtpj. rlngc-top, the cover hcinrr omitted. Fig. n ordcr to adapt the curtain to t'lliiClCUl] an outside plan view of the entire curtzun. the of carriages and to hold it tight to the Fig. 3 is on inside sectional plan View of the central tie-section. Fig. i is an inside plan view of the top fastening-section zit one end.

Fig. 5 is :1 section on line :1 ,r, Fig. the code of which zirc sccurctl to the curtain. 5 6 n detailed sectionnl \"lGW of the top section in represents hooks ill'illlA' secured to the rolled. 'l tho curti'un, size and shape to en- :t represents the front bow of the cnrringc. rcr the cnrz bows.

B represents the rerticnl how of the carriuge adjacent to bow A, formin a part of dash, I provide it slip n, in which pluccd 3 it series of l OWa for supporting the cover and elastic cord or straps 2. to the ends of which of ordinary construction well-known in the tltlt to the curtainareliriulysccurnd hooks tl, curring-e trade. ndnpted to engage the dash.

C represents the hotly of thc carriage. l 1: rcprcscntthc hirts of the boots, which I) repi wont/s the dash. hold down over the sides of thc cerriztgobot- The curtain is preferably made from n t torn.

piece of in er in which reprr-s n L The chore storm-curtain is very neat, St.- the upper vertical shiehlportion, and rcpl curc when in position. and perfect protection rcs tho lower or boot per-ion pi'Oilxlctl to the occupnuts of tho cnrringc and when not in use can be readily rolled up and carricd in nu convenient position within the body oi the c rriegc. it can he readily zit tnchetl in position nit use.

The strap n (shown in Fig. 3) intcndcd to wrap around the curtain when rolled and hold the curtain in rolled position.

Thc method of constructing the hooks and clnstic end uniting them together makes the r'nstcnings very secure and durnhlc.

The principal feature of the invention illustrated in Fig. it. For the top corner porlrls L a. forming the side nor tion of the boot,

it is very clessirnblc to hero tho upper top of the curtain durable and held in proper posi tion, abutting the cnrringc-how to innlic a complete shield. This is accomplished by the following construction:

(1 represents e metal plate placed in n pocket formed between the fncennd the liningof the curtain and secured therein by 0. line of stitches H H duplicate construction being followed at the opposite extremity of the shield 0. To

nhove the carriage-sent I provide a slip l c o 5 in order to lit thc hot-tom of the boot to thc tions of the vertical shield portion of the curtain I provide the metallic plates cl. There is one plate for each corner. The outer edges of these plates correspond in contour to the curvature of the corner portions of the bow of the carriage-top. There is a ball-and-socket connection between the plates and the bow, and the plates are connected by the elastic tape f. These plates and the tape are secured between facings composing the said shield portion. By this means the shield portion makes a snug fit with the bow at the top of the car- I riage, which is always taut. and which is simple and durable.

Having described my invention. I claim 1. In combination with a carriage top and bow, a storm-curtain having a vertical shield portion, a pair of metal plates secured to the top corner edges of said shield portion, said edges of shield and plates being curved to conform to the curvature of the carriage-top bow, ball-and-soclret connections between the said plates and the corner portions of said bow, and an elastic-tape connecting the inner edges of said plates, substantially as described.

2. In combination with the carriage top and how, a storm-curtain having a vertical shield portion comprising two facings, having secured between them a pair ofmetal plates, the outer edges of which are curved to conform to the curvature of the corner portions of the how, an elastic tape uniting the inner edges ofv said plates between the facings, and ball-and-socket connections between the plates and bow, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

'WILLIAM W. \VARNER. Witnesses:

OLIVER B. KAISER LEO ODONNELL. 

